Install, configure and administer BIND 9 on Debian Whezzy

BIND (Berkeley Internet Name Domain) is the most used DNS software over the Internet. The BIND package is available for all Linux distributions, which makes the installation simple and straightforward. In today’s article we will show you how to install, configure and administer BIND 9 on a Debian VPS.

Installation

The installation is very simple and easy, login to your server via SSH and run:

apt-get install bind9

Configuration

Open the /etc/bind/named.conf.options file and add the following lines on the top of the file.

These instructions should work on any Debian based distribution such as Ubuntu, Mint, Elementary OS and others.

Of course you don’t have to do any of this if you use one of our Linux VPS Hosting services, in which case you can simply ask our expert Linux admins to install this for you. They are available 24×7 and will take care of your request immediately.

PS. If you liked this post please share it with your friends on the social networks using the buttons on the left or simply leave a reply below. Thanks.